Even when the health crisis is over, remote working will still be around. Some Italian companies were already moving in that direction before the pandemic, others are now catching up thanks to shift working and laptops. But across Europe, new regulations to manage agile working are under discussion
Smart Working
Estimates by ISMEA (Italy’s service institute for the agricultural and food market) state that by the end of the year the country’s hospitality industry could lose up to 40% of its turnover. This is a very real downturn in the market that is likely to have a serious impact on the future of many city centres.
During this period of transition as Italy awaits new regulations on agile work, companies are already making moves to define a sustainable framework based on the lessons learned pre- and post-lockdown
A new book published by Franco Angeli entitled Basta chiacchiere! Un nuovo mondo del lavoro (Enough Talk! A new world of work) identifies the key challenges that every business sector is facing in the wake of the pandemic, from agile work to the need for new models and improved labour protection. We take a closer look with Luca Solari, Professor of Organisation Theory at Milan University.
The country’s main concern is how to increase productivity and improve skills. The implementation of active policies and a greater focus on female participation in the labour market are also planned
In the wake of the health crisis, many people decided to work remotely from Italy’s southern regions switching between a laptop and a dip in the sea. Some intend to return to the city as summer ends, others plan to stay
From Great Britain to Italy, proposals are being made to reduce working hours to combat the labour crisis and redistribute work. What’s the best way forward?
We have all been quick to learn how to use online collaboration tools and video-conferencing systems. But compared to face to face communication, this needed a different, perhaps even emotive, approach
These months of lockdown have shown how workers have adapted to new organisation models and put the spotlight on often underrated roles like riders
Working hours need to be regulated, technology gaps need to be bridged and responsibility to be clarified these are just a few of the issues highlighted in recent weeks by employees who have been working from home. Various solutions have been put forward. We look at two sides to the argument put forward by the Unions and Professor Mariano Corso of Milan Polytechnic.
Even after lockdown ends, many companies are still thinking in terms of a distributed office: employees working in the office, from home and from shared workspaces. The new post-Covid workplaces will rely on technology
A report by the World Bank has highlighted that many of the service sector jobs that are hit hard by the current crisis are disproportionately female think about home helps, waitresses, hairdressers and beauticians. For many others smart working has meant an increase in domestic chores leaving less time for work
Our country should stop selling cars with diesel or petrol engines by 2035 and switch to electric cars. New skills, new professional profiles and more research will be needed
“Psychology and the Good Life”, taught by Laurie Santos at Yale, has become the most popular course in the history of the prestigious American university. Yet there is no shortage of examples in Italy as well
Software developers, engineers and computer scientists will be leading the first phase of creating a virtual reality for avatars. But eventually a detailed world will have to be created, and this will only be possible with architects, designers, mathematicians and many other professional profiles.